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methylparaben

methylparaben noun: a preservative and antifungal agent, the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Noun

methylparaben (uncountable)

  1. A preservative and antifungal agent, the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.

Origin of methylparaben

From methyl + paraben.

Questions about methylparaben

What does methylparaben mean?
Methylparaben means a preservative and antifungal agent, the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.
What part of speech is methylparaben?
Methylparaben is a noun.

Words near methylparaben in the dictionary

  1. methylotrophs
  2. methylotrophy
  3. methyloxidase
  4. methyloxidases
  5. methyloxy
  6. methylparaben
  7. methylparaoxon
  8. methylparathion
  9. methylpentan-
  10. methylpentane
  11. methylpentanes

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